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i , i ì Chapter I - Background, Issues, and Goals J '. The entire Precise Plan Area is visible from the hillsides of Redwood 1 City and adjacent communities. It is also visible from the public I trails along the southern perimeter of the Redwood Shores neigh- borhood. I 1 The northernmost point of the Precise Plan Area, Outer Pete's Har- bor, is approximately one mile from Broadway "as the crow flies." ¡ However, US 101 and the pattern of development in between cre- ates the impression that the distance is much greater. Whipple Av- enue is the only road connection to the Precise Plan Area from the rest of Redwood City. 1 I Circulation and Transportation Conditions I Access to the Precise Plan Area is limited to the Whipple Avenue / US )I 101 interchange and East Bayshore Road, as noted above. US 101 is The Redwood Creek Bridge will extend between East Bayshore Road I almost always congested during peak periods, limiting the capacity and Blomquist Street. The photo shows the proposed bridge location as seen from Docktown. of the interchange on-ramps. East Bayshore Road is often congested I during peak cinema periods. Pedestrian and bicycle facilities are avail- The Extension is proposed as a two-lane facility, and the bridge and I able, but are disconnected and isolated by US 101 and Redwood roadway are designed for both bicycle and pedestrian access. The Creek; e.g., striped bike lanes exist on Bair Island Road but do not Extension will provide an additional emergency vehicle access point I connect to trails or other streets with bike lanes. The walking and to the Precise Plan Area at Maple Street that is independent of High- bicycling environment is not conducive for commuting therefore way 101 interchanges. The Extension will complete a missing link in I these facilities are used primarily for recreation. the local portion of the Bay Trail. I The proposed Blomquist Street Extension and Redwood Creek Located in the Downtown Transit Center near Broadway and I Bridge will link areas east and west of the Creek, providing access Middlefield Road, the Redwood City Caltrain station is the closest from the Precise Plan Area to Maple Street, Seaport Boulevard, and stop to the Precise Plan Area. Caltrain operates commuter rail ser- I the Woodside Road / US 101 interchange. It will also allow access to vice from Gilroy to San Francisco with 15 to 40 minute headways. the Whipple Avenue / US 101 interchange from areas east of the Caltrain is linked to BART via the SFO extension, and Caltrain pas- I Creek. The Extension will continue Blomquist Street west approxi- sengers may transfer to BART at the Millbrae Station. However, I mately 2,500 feet from its present terminus at Maple Street to the SamTrans fixed-route bus service from the Precise Plan Area was intersection of East Bayshore Road and Bair Island Road. The right- terminated a number of years ago. I of-way would extend through City-owned property north of the police substation, through a portion of Docktown Marina property, One privately-operated employee shuttle serves the Bayfront area I and across Redwood Creek. east of Redwood Creek. These shuttles provide commute peak ser- I - 7 - Final Plan -June 2004 I